Uptown Restaurant Owners Say They’re Treated Like Criminals | DNAinfo
By Nigel Chiwaya @seenigel UPPER MANHATTAN — Dyckman Street restaurant owners say they are tired of being painted as nuisances by residents and community board members and want to be treated like part of the neighborhood. Speaking Thursday night at a special public forum held by Community Board 12′s Licensing Committee, hundreds of restaurant owners, [...]
Politicking With The People: Vince Morgan – NYC Council 9th District
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) If you take a look around at the political landscape around the country today, especially at the local level, what is immediately obvious is the marked leadership deficit that exists. Trustworthy, intelligent and accountable leaders are always needed but especially in these tough economic and uncertain times. This pronounced leadership deficit [...]
UPinion: No Taxation Without Representation for NYC’s Immigrants
New York City has always been, and always will be, a city of immigrants. As our city brims with anticipation for the passing of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill currently before the U.S. Senate, millions are mobilizing to voice their thoughts on this crucial piece of legislation. This spurring of civic-engagement models what we expect [...]
Ydanis Speaks – The 2013 State of Northern Manhattan Address: The Future of Northern Manhattan
What follows is the full 2013 State of Northern Manhattan Address by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez. Good Afternoon, how are we doing today? A big thank you to our Borough President Scott Stringer Rt that great introduction! Before we begin, I would like to ask everyone to please stand for a moment of silence for the [...]
Taxi and Limousine Commission should not implement e-hail program without City Council approval | NY Daily News
By Ydanis Rodriguez / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS For a year and a half, I drove Livery cab #112 for Bailey Car Service in my home neighborhood of Washington Heights. I did so at a time when I was new to this country, its culture and its people. But through this work, I managed to [...]
Ydanis Speaks: To help our city after Hurricane Sandy, support small and local businesses
Hello everyone, I apologize for the long time it has been since I last posted; we at city government have had a great deal on our plates with the Hurricane Sandy and all that has followed in the way of recovery. I know that this devastating storm only brought minimal damage to northern Manhattan but [...]
UPinion: I ♥ Café Bustelo
BY Travis Broome The first step of my morning ritual begins with an unnecessarily high decant of the carefully measured, surprisingly tasteless, i.e. delicious, New York City tap water into the coffee pot’s ample reservoir. Being decidedly outside of the sphere of Mormon influence and operating in a city for which this and other blackened [...]
Illegal Status Keeps Immigrant Tenants In Poor Housing | The Uptowner
By Sune Engel Rasmussen “It’s very dirty here, all the apartments have rats,” says Catalina Espinosa, 34, who opens her door on the fifth floor carrying an infant son with one arm while a daughter peeks out from behind her. Three stories below, Tino Torres, 40, has lived with rodents for all his five years [...]
Affordable Housing Advocate Pat McCullough To Be Honored This Weekend
Pat McCullough: Your Landlord’s Worst Nightmare from Elizabeth West on Vimeo. In recognition of Patricia McCullough’s four decades of dedicated and effective community service, Council member Robert Jackson invites you to join the Department of Parks & Recreation for the naming of Pat’s Lawn on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 10:30am at the entrance to [...]
Letters to the Editor: I Hate Hookah
At the risk of sounding like an old fart and seeming out of touch, I simply cannot stand, no – better yet, I absolutely abhor hookahs. The problem is that in Washington Heights, I cannot seem to escape them. They are in the clubs, in the streets, and even in the barbershops. They are everywhere. [...]
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